Physalis angulata Linn. and Physalis micrantha Linn. (Solanaceae) used for different medicinal purposes in Nigeria and other parts of the world were subjected to high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis to determine their phytochemical profiles. Forty five (45) alka...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v29i230151
We investigated the effect of fire on understory plant species density in University of Port Harcourt Biodiversity Centre four months after fire incident. This is aimed at the knowing the ability of the forest to recover from bush fire. Twenty four (4 m x 4 m) plots (14 burnt and...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/31647
In vitro Polyploidization of Zehneria capillacea (Shumach.) C. Jeffrey Using Nodal Explants Zehneria capillacea (Schumach.) C. Jeffrey is a wild diploid (2n = 2x = 22) andromonoecious climber that is eaten as vegetable in Nigeria. In vitro polyploidy induction was conducted using...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/28686
Aims: To remove hydrocarbons from crude oil polluted agricultural soil using two selected plant species. Study Design: Mature seeds of Schwenkia americana L. and Spermacoce ocymoides Burm. f. were propagated onto a sterile unpolluted agricultural soil. Seedlings were transplante...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/44205
Aims: To investigate the variation in the activities of some soil enzymes and microbial respiration during phytoremediation of crude oil polluted agricultural soil. Study Design: Indigenous plants of a crude oil polluted agricultural farmland were harvested and identified. Two s...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/44122